Cal Thomas
Premises, premises By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Here is the problem for Trump critics. They began with the wrong premise. They believed that Hillary Clinton should have won the 2016 presidential election. Then they deluded themselves by embracing the notion that Trump was illegitimate, unstable, stupid and an offense to everything they consider normal.…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 18, 2019 IT’S ANYONE’S GUESS WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DECLARATION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO TRY TO SECURE MONEY TO FINISH BUILDING THE BORDER WALL. THE COURTS WILL DECIDE WHETHER THE CONSTITUTION ALLOWS HIM TO DO THIS. DIVERSE VOICES FROM SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI TO FOX NEWS JUDICIAL ANALYST JUDGE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 15, 2019 THE SCENARIO IS AS PREDICTABLE AS IT IS FAMILIAR. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS COME UP WITH A LAST MINUTE BILL OF MORE THAN 1,000 PAGES WHICH FEW, IF ANY, HAVE TIME TO READ BEFORE THEY VOTE ON IT. UNLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP TURNS THUMBS DOWN ON THE MEASURE WHICH GIVES SOME…
Read MoreHow could they? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency My first reaction upon hearing that hundreds of leaders in the Southern Baptist church had sexually abused as many as 700 people in 400 churches, including victims as young as 3, was “how could they?” It was the same reaction I had when news of predatory…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 14, 2019 UNLESS YOU ARE LIVING IN A CAVE OR HAVE NO WIFE OR GIRL FRIEND, YOU KNOW TODAY IS VALENTINE DAY. FLOWERS, CANDY AND CARDS ARE SUPPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE OUR LOVE. C.S. LEWIS WROTE ABOUT THE KINDS OF LOVE – FILIAL (FRIENDSHIP), EROS (PHYSICAL LOVE IN A MARITAL RELATIONSHIP) AND…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 13, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL NEGOTIATORS REACHED A COMPROMISE MONDAY NIGHT ON A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS FOR A WALL. WILL HE SIGN IT AND AVOID ANOTHER PHONEY GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY? THIS IS ALL PART OF A GAME POLITICIANS PLAY TO DIVERT OUR…
Read MoreGetting easier to be ‘green’ By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Kermit the Frog was wrong. It is now easy to be “green.” The evidence is the “Green New Deal,” which CNNdescribes as a “…10-year ‘economic mobilization’ that would phase out fossil fuel use and overhaul the nation’s infrastructure while building whole new layers into the…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 12, 2019 AND NOW IT’S THE SOUTHERN BAPTISTS. TRACKING WITH THE PRIEST SCANDALS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH COMES THIS. “20 YEARS, 700 VICTIMS,” READS PART OF A HEADLINE REPORTING ON AN INVESTIGATION THAT FOUND YEARS OF SEXUAL ABUSE PERPETRATED BY HUNDREDS OF SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH LEADERS AGAINST AN EVEN LARGER NUMBER…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 11, 2019 FORGIVE ME FOR LAUGHING AT THE DEMOCRAT’S PROBLEM WITH RACE IN VIRGINIA. BOTH GOVERNOR RALPH NORTHAM AND HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL ARE IN TROUBLE OVER COLORING THEIR FACES IN THE PAST TO APPEAR BLACK. FOR DECADES, DEMOCRATS HAVE PAINTED REPUBLICANS AS RACISTS. NOW THEY ARE GETTING THEIR JUST…
Read MoreThe state of what union? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Eloquence is not a characteristic associated with President Donald Trump, but in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president not only rose to the occasion, he also delivered a message that was beautifully crafted by his speechwriters, a speech devoid of much of…
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